MIHS Science Club team qualifies for state

March 20, 2023 1:30 pm
The Mercer Island High School Science Club took three teams to the regional Science Olympiad in Longview on March 4 and earned an overall third-place ranking and won four events. The locals placed first in the astronomy, disease detectives, fermi questions and rocks and minerals competitions, and took second in the dynamic planet and remote sensing competitions. Rita Harvey, physics and chemistry teacher, co-chair of the science department and the team’s adviser, said: “This is an amazing feat for our teams as some of our competitors came from STEM schools.” Team A of the three teams advances to the state competition, which takes place on April 15 at Eastern Washington University. The national tournament is on May 20 in Wichita, Kansas, at Wichita State University. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District
The Mercer Island High School Science Club took three teams to the regional Science Olympiad in Longview on March 4 and earned an overall third-place ranking and won four events. The locals placed first in the astronomy, disease detectives, fermi questions and rocks and minerals competitions, and took second in the dynamic planet and remote sensing competitions. Rita Harvey, physics and chemistry teacher, co-chair of the science department and the team’s adviser, said: “This is an amazing feat for our teams as some of our competitors came from STEM schools.” Team A of the three teams advances to the state competition, which takes place on April 15 at Eastern Washington University. The national tournament is on May 20 in Wichita, Kansas, at Wichita State University. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District

The Mercer Island High School Science Club took three teams to the regional Science Olympiad in Longview on March 4 and earned an overall third-place ranking and won four events. The locals placed first in the astronomy, disease detectives, fermi questions and rocks and minerals competitions, and took second in the dynamic planet and remote sensing competitions. Rita Harvey, physics and chemistry teacher, co-chair of the science department and the team’s adviser, said: “This is an amazing feat for our teams as some of our competitors came from STEM schools.” Team A of the three teams advances to the state competition, which takes place on April 15 at Eastern Washington University. The national tournament is on May 20 in Wichita, Kansas, at Wichita State University. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District